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Humanities & Teacher Education

Bachelor of Arts in English, Emphasis in Literature

Course Requirements:

Course ID Course Name Units
General Education requirement: ENG 101 or equivalent (Great Books series, Social Action and Justice Series)
Major requirements (total 40 units):
ENG 215 English Studies* 4
ENG 325 British Literature 4
ENG 326 American Literature 4
7 Upper-Division Courses
(prerequisite for all 400-level ENG courses: ENG 215 and any 300-level ENG course)
ENG 401 Literary Theory** 4
One 400-level British Literature course pre- 1800 4
One 400-level British Literature course post- 1800 4
One 400-level American Literature course 4
One 400-level ENG course designated MC (multicultural) 4
One 300- or 400-level ENG course 4
ENG 500 Senior Seminar*** 4
*Prerequisite ENG 101 or equivalent. Students who have taken ENG 315 for GE requirement may substitute it for ENG 215.
**Prerequisite ENG 215 or 315
***Prerequisite ENG 401

COURSE SEQUENCING

Students should complete ENG 101 in their first year. All English majors must take ENG 215 (or ENG 315 as noted) as the first class in the major; students should take ENG 325 and ENG 326 by the end of the second year. All English majors should take ENG 401 no later than the fall of their third year. Students must complete ENG 401 before enrolling in ENG 500. Transfer students or students studying abroad should meet with their major advisor to plan a comparable sequence.